Curtain-rod and window-shade-roller bracket



April 20,1926.' 1,581,805-

C W. KIRSCH CURTAIN ROD AND WINDOW SHADE ROLLER BRACKET Filed August 6. 1925 Patented Apr. 20, 1926.

( CHARLES W. KIRSCH, 01E STURGIS, MICHIGAN.

CURTAIN -ROD AN D WINDOW-SHADE-ROLLER BRACKET.

Application filed August 6, 1925. Serial Ni). 48,482.

1 To all whom it may cancer-22:

Be it known that I, CHARLES V. Krnson, a citizen of the United States, residing -at Sturgis, in the county of St. Joseph and State of Michigan, have invented certain vnew and useful Improvements in Curtain- Rod and lVindow-Shade-Roller Brackets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brackets for ourtain and drapery rods and windowshade rollers and has for its object to provide brackets adapted to support one or more ourtain or drapery rods, one or more windowshade rollers or one of the latter and one or more curtain or drapery rods and which will permit of varying the relative positions oi the several supported elements to secure a variety of window draping effects.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bracket of the type above defined which may be easily removably secured to the side walls of a window casing or to the face thereof.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 1 is a plan section of a window casing equipped with brackets (mnstructed in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 showing one of the brackets in side elevation. V

Fig. 3*is a sectional view of the bracket on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4: is a perspective view of the bracket.

The brackets are made in pairs, each pair comprising a right and a left hand bracket. Description of one of the brackets will therefore suflice.

Each bracket consists, preferably, of a single piece of suitable sheet metal and comprises the side plate 1 provided with an end flange 2 extending perpendicularlythereto, corner projections 3 and t provided with a key-hole slot 4 and a recess 4?, respectively;

an end flange't' parallel with. and opposed to the flange 2'3 but extending from the top edge of the corner projection 3 to a point below the lower edge of the projection 41; a lower edge-flange 6 extending from and perpendicularly to the plate 1, and a flange extending upwardly from the free edge portion of the flange (3 and parallel with the.

plate 1 to which the same is opposed.

'lne flange 5 18 provided M 1 ,39 1

portion with a key-hole slot 8 and in its lower edge with a recess 9.

The flange 7 is provided with a plurality of slots 10 and ll, respectively, the former being shallow for receiving only a curtain 0r drapery rod and said slots 11 each comprising a similar shallow portion and a narrower extension portion 12 extending slightshoulders .fiat as distinguished from round or cylindrical rods which may, obviously, be .used without changing the dimensions of the slots 10 and 11. The depth of the shallower and wider portions of the slots 11 and of the slot 10 is preferably substantially equal to the greatest cross-sectional dimension of the fiat curtain rod to be engaged therein and the width of said portions of said slots is substantially that of the thickness of the rod from front to rear face o f the same. The width of the narrower portions 12 of the slots 11 is substantially equal to the diameter of the pintle 14 of a conventional Window-shade roller but of less width than the fiat end portion of the winding key or spring engaging shaft 15 of the same.

The brackets are secured to a windowcasing or the like in either of two positions. When disposed on the face of the casing, two screws are mounted on the latter in vertical alignment with each and spaced from each other a distance slightly greater than that between the tops of the slots 8 and 9, the heads of said screws being spaced from the face of the window-casing a dis tanceslightly greater than the hickness of the metal of which the device is made. The spacing oi. said screws is such that when the upper screw is passed through the larger end portion of the key-hole slot 8 the lower.

screw is disposedjust out of the path of the lower edge of the flange so that the latter may be disposed in surface contact with the face of. the window-casing. By then lowering the bracket, the up er screw will pass FFIQCE.

into the narrower portion of the key-hole' slot 8 and the lower screw into the slot 9, it being preferable to have the upper screw flange 5 abuts against the latter, though this v is not essential.

After the brackets are mounted in place,

a shade roller 19 may be supported thereon by inserting its terminals into the narrower portions 12 of the slots Curtain or drapery rods 20 of alength slightly less than the distance separating the opposed faces of the plates 1 are dropped into such of the slots 11 as may be desired said rods being thusspaced from each other and from the shaderoller should the latter be mounted on the brackets. The latter may 'be easily jde mounted and remounted on the windowcasing.-

I claim as my invention:

1. A bracket of the kind specified includ-.

ing a flange provided with a plurality of slots open at the top and varying in width, the upper end portion of each thereofbeing of greater width than the lower end portion and adapted to receive and support a drapery or curtain rod, the lower end portions of said slots. adapted to receive and engage a terminal element of a conventional window-shade roller.

2. A bracket-0f the kind specified including a vertically disposed element provided in its upper edge portion with recessesveach including an upper portion of a width and depth adapted to receive an end portion of a conventional curtain or drapery rod and a lower portion of less Width than said upper portion for receiving and engaging a terminal element of as conventional windowshade roller. v

3. A bracket of the kind specified including a vertically disposed element provided in its upper edge portion with recesses each including an upper portion of a width and depth adapted to receive an end portion of a conventional curtain or drapery rod and a lower portion of less width than said upper portion for receiving and engaging a terminal element of a-conventional windowshade roller, there being a shoulder between the mouth and the bottom of each of said rethe key-hole slot lower portion of less width than said upperportion for receiving and engaging a ter minal element of a conventional windows shade roller, there being a shoulder between the mouth and the bottom of each of said recesses for supporting the said curtain or drapery ro(l,' one side wall of said recess being continuous from the mouth thereof to the bottom of the narrower portion of the same.

5. A curtain rod bracket including a vertically disposed plate and a flange parallel with and spaced from said plate, said flange provided with a plurality of slots open at the top and varying in width, the upper'end portion of each thereof being of greater width than the lower end portion and adapted to receive and sup ort a drapery or curtain rod, the lower en ortions of said slots adapted to receive an engage a terminal element of-aj conventional window-shade roller, said plate constituting a. sto for preventing longitudinal movement 0 the curtainor drapery'rod in one direction.-

6. A curtain rod bracket including a vertically disposed plate and a flange parallel and integral with and spaced from said plate, said flangeprovided' with a plurality of slots open at the top and varying in width, the upper end portion of each thereof being of greater width than the lower end portion and adapted to receive and support a drapery or curtain rod, the lower end portions of said slots adapted to receive and engage a terminal element of a conventional window-shade roller, said plate constituting a stop for, preventing longitudinal movement of the curtain or drapery rod in one direction.

7. A bracketvof the kind specified including a bottom plate provided with upwardly extending parallel anges alongits opposite edges, one of said flanges provided with a plurality of slots open at the top and varying in width, the upper end portion of each thereof being of greater width than the lower end portion and adapted to receive and support a drapery or curtain rod, the

the other flange.

8. A bracket of the kind specified includcesses for supporting the said curtain '01" ing a bottom plate rovided with upwardly drapery rod.

4. A bracket of the kind specified including a vertically disposed element provided in its upper edge portion with recesses each including an upper portion of a'width and depth adapted to receive an end portion of a conven i nal curta n 9. dr p y r d and a extending parallel anges along its opposite edges, one of said flanges provided with a plurality of slots open at the top and varying in width, the upper end portion of each thereof being of greater width than the lower end portion and adapted to receive and support a drapery or curtain rod, vthe.

lower end portions of said slots adapted; to

tudinal movement in one direction of a curtain or drapery rod engaged in a recess of the other flange and a flange at one end of said stop-flange provided with openings for the reception of means for securing the device to a window casing vor the like..

9. A bracket of the kind specified including a bottom plate provided with upwardly extending parallelflanges along its opposite edges, one of said flanges. provided with a plurality of slots open at the top and varying in width, the upper end portion of each thereof 'being of greater width than the lower end portion and adapted to receive and support a drapery or curtain rod, the lower end portions of said slots adapted to receive and engage a terminal element of a conventional window-shade roller, the other of said flanges opposing said recesses and constituting a stop for limiting the longitudinal movement in one direction of a eurtain or drapery rod engaged in a recess of the other flange and flanges at opposite ends of said stop-flange and opposing the ends of said recessed flange, one of said flanges and said stop-flange provided with openings for the reception of means for securing the device to a window-casing, or the like." a HARLES KIRSCH. 

